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A15398	Ecclesia triumphans: that is, The ioy of the English church for the happie coronation of the most vertuous and pious prince, Iames by the grace of God, King of England, Scotland, France, and Ireland, defendour of the faith, &c. and for the ioyfull continuance of religion and peace by the same. With a briefe exposition of the 122. Psalme, and fit application to the time: wherein are declared the manifold benefits like to grow by these good beginnings to the church and common-wealth of England. Dedicated to the most gratious ladie and vertuous princess, Ioland Anne, by the grace of God, Queene of England, Scotland, France, &c.	Willet, Andrew, 1562-1621.	1603 (1603)	STC 25676; ESTC S114434	63,703	152

me Ier. 30. 21. The same Zorobabel when as strangers the aduersaries of Iuda and Beniamin offered their seruice to build the temple he refused their helpe saying It is not for you but for vs to build an house vnto our God Ezra 4. 3. This was a double blessing that both God gaue them a ruler of their owne kinred and such an one as was zealous to build the Lords house 3. Such gouernours the prophet compareth to nailes whereupon hang the vessels and other instruments Isa. 22. 23. and they are as pillars that beare vp the kingdome Psal. 75. 3. and as the staffe whereupon a man leaneth Ier. 48. 17. So is a mercifull and righteous prince vpon whome the glorie and safetie of the kingdome dependeth 4. And great cause the people haue to ioy in a good Prince because the whole realme receiueth a blessing because of him as the wise man saith By a man of vnderstanding and wisdome a land endureth long Prou. 28. 2. And a Prince borne of the kings seede and of the royall blood must needes be more kind and naturall to his people then a stranger Such an one was Eliakim as a father of the inhabitants of Ierusalem Isa. 22. 21. 5. First then if the thrones of Dauid must be set for iudgement and all causes there tried then it followeth that Dauid must not be excluded from the cognizance and iudgement of causes Ecclesiasticall and so was it practised in his raigne For Dauid distributed vnto the Leuites their offices and appointed the courses of the priests the sonnes of Aaron 1. Chron. 23. 24. The chiefe gouernment both in Ecclesiasticall and Ciuill cause belonged vnto Dauids throne From whence it is necessarily inferred that euery king ought to be chiefe in all causes within his kingdome and that what forraine potentate soeuer entermedleth he is to be held an vsurper so that by the word of God the Pope is no more to meddle with the managing of Ecclesiasticall causes within the realme then the king of Spaine is to deale with temporall The prince then is both to prescribe lawes according to the word of God euen in matters Ecclesiasticall and to see them executed though not in his owne person and to punish transgressions for as the Apostle saith He beareth not the sword for naught for he is the minister of God to take vengeance on him that doth euill Rom. 13. 4. It belongeth then to the Prince to correct all sorts of offendours whether Ciuill or Ecclesiasticall persons for the Apostles words are generall none that doth euill is exempted frō the Princes sword And that it is gods ordinance to stirre vp the hearts of princes to reforme religion and Ecclesiasticall abuses and not to leaue it wholly to the disposition of the cleargie it is euident by the experience of al ages wherein the greatest reformations haue beene wrought by kings not by priests As in Iuda the godly kings Asa Iehosaphat Hezekiah Iosias were the greatest purgers and reformers of the Church most zealous for Gods house so were Zerubbabel and Nehemiah after the returne from captiuitie the one for the building of the temple the other for repairing the cittie most forward Whereas the Priests were often found vnfaithfull and very backeward in the Lords worke such was Vriah the high Priest in the daies of Ahaz that consented to his idolatrie 2. King 16. 16. When Ezra returned from Babel the priests were the hindmost for whome he staied three daies Ezra 8. 15. They more forward then any to marrie strange wiues contrarie to the law Ezra 10. 18. One of the high priests sonnes was confederate with Samballat an enemie to Ierusalem Nehem. 13. 29. And diuerse there were beside of the priests that hindred reformation against whome Nehemiah praieth Remember them O lord that defile the priesthood The whole burthē of redressing the corruptiōs of the church as concerning the keeping of the sabboth the putting away of strange wiues such like lay vpon Nehemiah cap. 13. 19. 23. Likewise in our Sauiour Christ time none were greater adversaries to the gospel then the high priests Annas and Caiphas and Ananias to S. Paul Act. 23. 1. And of late times who more hindred reformation in the Church of England then the Pope and his papal brood When had England receiued the gospel if God had not stirred vp the heart of the Prince to embrace the trueth Is it like that the pope and his papall Hierarchie would euer set their mindes to reforme the Church abroad when they suffer such abomination at home Paulus the third made some semblance and shew of reformation when he set certaine Cardinals aworke as Contarenus Sadoletus Polus with others to certifie him of the abuses of the Church which they did accordingly but no reredresse or amendment followed But God would haue this worke to be vndertaken by his annointed to whome it belongeth receiuing their direction from the word of God as thereto he stirred vp the heart of king Henrie the 8. that beganne king Edward followed Queene Elizabeth happely proceeded and what is yet wanting either in Church or common-wealth we trust that by the hands of our dread Soueraigne that nowe is it may in good time be perfected accomplished that as the Prophet saith of Zorobabel he shall bring forth the head stone thereof that is finish Gods worke that the whole Church of God with ioyfull acclamations and shoutings shall crie Grace grace vnto it Zach. 4. 7. Secondly here is the great ioy comfort of the English nation that there wanteth not a man of the house of Dauid to sit vpon the throne that God hath giuen vs a king of our own kindred and nation of the familie of Dauid of the noble race of the kings of this land not a stranger or forrainer borne of English blood and parentage brought vp in the same Island neither by sea nor moūtains discrimined eiusdem labii of the same speech and language and which is the cheifest of all of the same faith and religion God graunt vnto his Maiestie Dauids spirit that he may be after Gods own heart and as the Scripture saith of Iehosophat that he may walke in the first wayes of his father Dauid 2. Chron. 17. 3. And we trust that God hath sent vnto vs a Dauid indeede to whome these princely qualities of Dauid doe agree as Ambrose well describeth humilis spiritu sedulus corde facilis affatu c. fortis in praelio mansuetus in imperio c. meritò ergo expetitus est ab vniuerso populo vt omnes ad eum venirent dicentes ecce nos ossa tua c. Hūble in spirit diligent in heart affable in speech valiant in battell mercifull in gouernment therefore he was worthely desired of all that came vnto him saying We are thy bones c. The 16. meditation Ver. 6. Pray for the peace of Hierusalem Now beginneth the second part of this Psalme wherein the prophet